Chapter 49: The Royal Mansion Banquet

"Xuer, you may go."

Chu Hanxiao waved his hand, signaling for Xuer to leave.

Helpless and forced to swallow her grievances, Zhao Xuer spoke softly, "Brother Hanxiao should still rest quietly. Xuer will naturally pray every day for Brother Hanxiao's speedy recovery."

Chu Hanxiao nodded and said no more.

A sense of desolation filled Zhao Xuer's heart. She curtsied to Chu Hanxiao and turned away, stepping out of the bedchamber.

"Shizhi, come..."

For several consecutive days...

No wonder. With someone like that guarding this place, it probably wouldn't be easy for those people to break through.

The matter involving Qingluo concerned the court struggle between Prince Chen and the Crown Prince. Therefore, upon returning to the capital, Prince Chen did not bring Qingluo back, and Rong Wanxi did not bring it up either, knowing that Prince Chen had his own plans.

"It really is like this!!!" With his inner suspicions confirmed, Captain Song's expression grew even gloomier.

After flipping through a few more pages, Xiao Yan couldn't help but speak out. The cover claimed it was about the art of mechanism, but looking at it now, there seemed to be no connection whatsoever. Each page contained only a few scribbled characters, making it completely impossible to understand the meaning.

Zhang Jiaze suddenly thought of a phrase: "The today you are wasting is the tomorrow hoped for by those who died yesterday. The present you despise is the past to which your future self can never return." He didn't know where he had seen those words, but at this moment, he felt a much deeper comprehension of them.

Although at the very beginning of selecting a zither Prince Chen had stated that he was a very rational person and did not expect to find worldly treasures like the Lingyin zither in these shops, only hoping for superior tone quality, yet after wandering around all morning, not a single one caught his eye.

At this moment, it made me even more sober. People would fantasize about a beautiful world for themselves, but after waking up from that illusion, one still has to struggle in reality, don't they?

Because she was not holding a handkerchief, this mouthful of fresh blood sprayed directly onto Liuli's hairline. The sticky and somewhat fishy-smelling blood trickled down Liuli's forehead, frightening her so much that her entire body trembled and her teeth kept chattering.

"I heard that something happened at Penglai Hall. What on earth is going on?" The Empress Dowager completely ignored Rong Wanxi's presence and continued to question the Emperor.

Therefore, after a final discussion, I decided that Erkuai and I would be enough. After all, the danger this time wasn't too great, but the matter itself was very troublesome.

In the end, Dongfang didn't have the time nor did he wish to drag Geng Mo to such places, so he didn't go.

Having weathered the mortal world for ages, the four great families had handled countless matters. If they truly wished to hide themselves within the vast sea of humanity, genuinely no one would be able to find them.

However, Zhou Kang had a long-standing feud with them, and Shen Hua wanted to use this opportunity to properly retaliate against Zhou Kang. If they were to give up now, they would simply be unwilling.

Although Li Zhenjiang considered himself extremely powerful, he was not confident enough to take down a Saint without having attained the Dao.

For over a hundred years, whether it was Xieyin or Jiuyin, their control over the power within their bodies was vastly different from before, and their cultivation realms had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Seeing the complicated and incredulous look on Hu Yanbai's face, Yu Qingqing let out a dainty huff, thinking to herself that if it weren't for that nephew of yours raising such a ruckus with this lady, would my temper have been flared up by him? And yet you still dare to mock me for not knowing how to educate students—as if you know how!

Lian Xiuxiu took the bamboo slip, and instead of opening it immediately, she observed it closely for a long time before shaking her head with a puzzled expression.

Li Qiang's fire had already been stirred up by Hu Yanbai, but he knew he couldn't act rashly; otherwise, if he hurt Hu Yanbai or made her angry, the loss would outweigh the gain.

Lu Junfeng very appropriately patted her back to help her catch her breath, his expression and attitude naturally carrying the indulgence of "Look at you still acting all rash and impatient like a child," while automatically filtering out the fact that he was the culprit who had frightened her into spitting out her drink.